A. Every locality shall provide for all the governmental functions of the locality, including, without limitation, the organization of all departments, offices, boards, commissions and agencies of government, and the organizational structure thereof, which are necessary and the employment of the officers and other employees needed to carry out the functions of government.
B. Except as provided in § 15.2-2160 or Article 5.1 (§ 56-484.7:1 et seq.) of Chapter 15 of Title 56, no locality shall establish any department, office, board, commission, agency or other governmental division or entity which has authority to offer telecommunications equipment, infrastructure, other than pole or tower attachments including antennas or conduit occupancy, or services, other than intragovernmental radio dispatch or paging systems shared by adjoining localities, for sale or lease to any person or entity other than (i) such locality's departments, offices, boards, commissions, agencies or other governmental divisions or entities or (ii) an adjoining locality's departments, offices, boards, commissions, agencies or other governmental divisions or entities, so long as any charges for such telecommunications equipment, infrastructure and services do not exceed the cost to the providing locality of providing such equipment, infrastructure or services. However, any town which is located adjacent to Exit 17 on Interstate 81 and which offered telecommunications services to the public on January 1, 1998, is hereby authorized to continue to offer such telecommunications services, but shall not acquire by eminent domain the facilities or other property of any telephone company or cable operator. Any locality may sell any telecommunications infrastructure, including related equipment, which such locality has constructed, and such locality may receive from the purchaser or purchasers, as full or partial consideration for the sale of such infrastructure, communications services to be used solely for internal use of the locality. The locality shall not be involved in any way in the promotion or marketing of services provided by any purchaser.
C. A locality, electric commission or board, industrial development authority, or economic development authority, may lease dark fiber. For purposes of this section, "dark fiber" means fiber optic cable that is not lighted by lasers or other electronic equipment. The locality, electric commission or board, industrial development authority, or economic development authority, shall not be involved in the promotion or marketing of the lessee as the provider of the services.
1997, c. 587; 1998, c. 906; 1999, c. 916; 2002, cc. 479, 489.
Structure Code of Virginia
Title 15.2 - Counties, Cities and Towns
§ 15.2-1500. Organization of local government
§ 15.2-1500.1. Employment discrimination prohibited; sexual orientation or gender identity
§ 15.2-1501. Designation of officers to perform certain duties
§ 15.2-1502. Employment of certain deputies and assistants; delegation of powers and duties
§ 15.2-1503. Tenure of officers and employees; suspension or removal
§ 15.2-1503.1. Background checks required for certain employees and licensees
§ 15.2-1504. Use of tobacco products by government employees
§ 15.2-1505. Employment based on residency prohibited for certain employees
§ 15.2-1505.1. Applicant preemployment information
§ 15.2-1505.2. Personnel policies related to the use of public property
§ 15.2-1507. Provision of grievance procedure; training programs
§ 15.2-1507.1. Appointment of standing panel in certain counties
§ 15.2-1508. Bonuses for employees of local governments
§ 15.2-1508.1. Traveling expenses on business of town, city or county
§ 15.2-1508.2. Same; where Commonwealth bears portion of expenses
§ 15.2-1509. Preferences for veterans and people with disabilities in local government employment
§ 15.2-1510. Retirement systems
§ 15.2-1510.1. Public announcement of severance packages for certain officials
§ 15.2-1511. Allowances to injured officials and employees and their dependents
§ 15.2-1511.01. Allowances to injured deputy sheriffs
§ 15.2-1511.1. Written benefit information to certain employees
§ 15.2-1512.3. Telecommuting by local government employees
§ 15.2-1512.4. Rights of local employees to contact elected officials
§ 15.2-1513. Joint local government employees permitted
§ 15.2-1514. Exercise of powers and duties
§ 15.2-1515. Compensation, benefits and liability insurance of such persons
§ 15.2-1517.1. Formation of not-for-profit benefits consortium
§ 15.2-1522. When and how officers qualify
§ 15.2-1523. Record of qualification
§ 15.2-1524. Failure to qualify vacates office
§ 15.2-1525. Where officers shall reside
§ 15.2-1526. Removal vacates office
§ 15.2-1527. Bonds of officers
§ 15.2-1529. Amount of bond of treasurer or director of finance of counties
§ 15.2-1530. Bonds required of treasurers or directors of finance of cities
§ 15.2-1531. When certain city and county treasurers not required to give additional bond
§ 15.2-1532. Payment of premiums on bonds for more than one year in advance
§ 15.2-1533. Bond plan to be forwarded to clerk and Comptroller
§ 15.2-1534. Certain officers not to hold more than one office
§ 15.2-1536. Required and discretionary officers
§ 15.2-1537. Financial officer
§ 15.2-1537.1. Disposition of state funds locally collected
§ 15.2-1538. Clerk for the governing body
§ 15.2-1539. General duties of clerk
§ 15.2-1540. Chief administrative officer
§ 15.2-1541. Administrative head of government
§ 15.2-1541.1. Authority of county administrator to maintain centralized system of accounting
§ 15.2-1543. Employment of purchasing agent; duties
§ 15.2-1545. Postemployment benefits other than pensions defined